According to the results of the first 7 months of this year, the number of cargo transportation operations using the TIR system processed at the Manzhouli checkpoint /Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, North China/ reached 239, which is 7 times more than in the same period last year. At the same time, in value terms, the volume of goods transported with the application of TIR reached 130 million yuan /about $18.3 million/, the customs office in Manzhouli /Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, North China/ reported. The value of goods transported using TIR reached 130 million yuan /about $18.3 million/, Manzhouli Customs said.

TIR transportation is a global system of simplifying customs procedures in the field of international cross-border freight transportation, based on UN conventions. By simplifying customs procedures, it contributes to improving the efficiency of customs clearance as well as the facilitation and security of multilateral trade and international transportation. China joined the TIR in 2016.

According to local customs official Yan Yafei, with a TIR certificate, logistics companies do not need to organize loading and unloading operations in transit countries and conduct customs inspections of goods in transit.

“Thus, the time for customs clearance of goods using TIR has been reduced to 12 minutes,” he added.

“Transportation using TIR is mainly for some high-value goods, including electronic products, which have high value and are easily damaged,” explained Zhou Jian, an employee of a local carrier company.